Have to agree on the assessment and the Rig-Veda. Not sure on how to do much quickly and really counter prejudice. I used to set myself up to channel it to start with.
On 28 Nov, 04:08, dj <[email protected]> wrote: > why were you in the hospital ? > > On Nov 23, 10:35 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I put my CD's on my computer so I could listen to music (95 + % classical) > > while I was in the hospital,, I foulnd out that it would take over 14 days > > to play it all listening 24 hours a day.. One of my favorite composers is > > Sarte > > Allan > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:09 PM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Overall, for the classics I lean more towards Tellemann yet my Pandora > > > account includes diverse and rather eclectic stations such as: Banco > > > De Gaia, Johnny Winter, Boy on a Dolphin, It’s a Beautiful Day, The > > > Doobie Brothers, Quincy Jones, Tangerine Dream, Frank Zappa, > > > Cannonball Adderley, Roatary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Janis > > > Joplin, The Everly Brothers, The Allman Brothers, The Roaring 20s, > > > Paul Whiteman, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinski, Stan Kenton, Henry > > > Mancini, Dave Brubeck, Spike Jones, Lute music, The United States of > > > America, Kitaro, Andreas Vollenweider, Violin music, The Eurythmics, > > > Oscar Peterson, Cream, Eartha Kitt, Spirit, Spring Can Really Hang You > > > Up The Most, Beatles, William Byrd, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, > > > various types of Blues, Ambient, Folk, Jazz, Bebop, Brazilian, > > > Chamber, Baroque, Opera, Piano, Symphonic Romantic and Classic, and > > > all forms of Rock, David Bowie, Tubular Bells, Frank Sinatra, 3 Leg > > > Torso, Cleo Laine, The Rolling Stones, Modern Jazz Quartet, and all > > > other types of esoteric stuff. I’m sure this is more than anyone would > > > want to know about my musical tastes. > > > > On Nov 23, 7:36 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I don't take to the wheel of sharp weapons. I often wonder whether > > > > some operation of 'face' is present in language like this. If we > > > > aren't careful Orn, our Beethoven appreciation will have certain types > > > > wondering how we old fools get our jollies! I was damned near > > > > exhausted after the Portuguese performance. I was almost 'gone' as > > > > the choir sparked up in practice. We have one of the alleged 'world's > > > > finest' 10 miles away (Bridgewater Hall - one train hop), but they > > > > can't compare at 10 times the price (perhaps that is why). > > > > > It may be we shouldn't be too distracted by this Bill, but I'll ask. > > > > The scientist would want to know what the experiences are - or at > > > > least a certain sort of scientist. I don't mean that I shall nip over > > > > the the electrodes and wire you up, though I'd probably give up to > > > > this, or scanning with appropriate people. Mine aren't religious, at > > > > least given what always comes to mind when a female singer swoons me. > > > > The question of what the experiences are is also a question about what > > > > the 'normal trance' might be. I've never had to teach literature (I > > > > am a few pence short of the full shilling here), am a trained but poor > > > > musician (no talent but tried) and so on. I've noticed my ability to > > > > appreciate things has changed substantially over the years, generally > > > > for the better, though a bad accident has taken most music out of the > > > > frame. My grandson is currently asking why things on TV are funny. > > > > My old undergraduate classes mostly had to be taught why The Simpsons > > > > was funny and proved almost totally unobservant in respect of films > > > > like 'Beer', 'Office Space' or 'Modern Times'. Older classes would > > > > weep with laughter over the same presentations. > > > > > There is some stuff I just don't want to appreciate, and some I am > > > > grateful to others for helping me into. I generally hate Shakespeare, > > > > though I really admire the Sky western Deadwood and am somewhat into > > > > 'Actors'. Seeing men in skirts swinging incense always makes me wish > > > > I was wearing tartan (it's not the skirts themselves) and carrying the > > > > Claymore. There are some 'indoctrinations' I don't want, some I've > > > > already had that need to be shifted. If I would not see Shakespeare > > > > abolished, I would question why it is given such privilege. Religion > > > > seems much the same. None of this is to discount what the experiences > > > > might really be or not to want them. > > > > > On 23 Nov, 12:47, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I think you do your best work here while half asleep, Francis. Very > > > > > good read. > > > > > > On Nov 22, 5:51 pm, fran the man <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 22 Nov., 06:01, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:> > > > I share your idealism Neil… even when it came to Occham….until I > > > > > > > noticed that when applied to itself, the razor disappears. > > > > > > > This dialogue between Neil and Orn has set all kinds of ideas > > > sparking > > > > > > in my mind - I need more time to let many of them work and come to > > > > > > some sort of fruit. Some brief comments: > > > > > > > Master William's sharp instrument is a very useful tool. But we > > > should > > > > > > remain aware of its nature - as a tool - and, as every good > > > handworker > > > > > > knows, not every tool is appropriate for every occasion. There's a > > > > > > word Neil has used here a couple of times, "simplexity", which I > > > like. > > > > > > There is often wonderful complexity in simple things, and simplicity > > > > > > too in the complex. There is, I hope, some kind of truth to be > > > > > > obtained through reason (and it is here that Occam's razor works > > > > > > best). But there are also truths which express themselves in art, > > > > > > music, literature, poetry. Ginsberg's "Howl" and Joyce's "Ulysses" > > > > > > come to mind, as do Monet's "Water Lilies," Beethoven's 9th Symphony > > > > > > and Pink Floyd's "Saucerful of Secrets." Just examples. Life, both > > > > > > individual and common, is as much an artwork to be experienced as it > > > > > > is a problem (or problems) to be solved. As Molly has put it > > > (although > > > > > > the words here are mine) we need to sustain the paradoxes put > > > > > > forward > > > > > > by not rejecting one in favour of the other. Holding on to the > > > > > > apparent opposites, while letting everything go. > > > > > > > Not very clear, I know, but I can't put it better than this at the > > > > > > moment. As Pepys put it, and so to bed! > > > > > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > > .com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=. > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
